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Long March 3A | Beidou Daohang Shiyan Wei.
Long March 3A
Oct 30, 2000, 4:02 PM UTC
Oct 30, 2000, 4:02 PM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Mission Details
The BD 1 (Beidou 1) satellites were the 1st phase of the chinese Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system. The first phase uses only geostationary satellites, in contrast to GPS and GLONASS. This reduces the number of satellites, but limits the coverage to a less than hemispherical area. The basic constellation requires 3 satellites. The satellites are based on the DFH-3 Bus.
- Type
- Navigation
- Orbit
- Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Programs
- BeiDou
Launch Site
- Pad
- Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)
- Location
- Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
- Country
- 🇨🇳 CHN